Platte County robotics team qualifies for state, national competition

The winning members of the Platte County R-3 High School robotics team are (front row, from left) Wesley Valentine and Trent Phillips along with (back row, from left) Carleton Hall and Ramses Young. They will compete at the state and national levels after winning a tournament in Cedar Hill, Mo. Photo provided

The winning members of the Platte County R-3 High School robotics team are (front row, from left) Wesley Valentine and Trent Phillips along with (back row, from left) Carleton Hall and Ramses Young. They will compete at the state and national levels after winning a tournament in Cedar Hill, Mo. Photo provided

Platte County R-3 High School

Robotics winners: The team of Carleton Hall, Trent Phillips, Wesley Valentine, and Ramses Young advanced to state and national competitions after winning a robotics tournament at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, Mo.

Team members were the tournament champions, robot-skills champions, and design award winners. They will compete in the Missouri 2018 State Championship and the U.S. Open Championship.

The robotics challenge this year is called “In the Zone” and requires robots to stack cones on mobile goals then move the goals to various locations.

All-American is the highest level awarded. Yearbooks are judged in five categories and Liberty North’s Ayrie won marks of distinction in four categories.

This is the fifth consecutive year the yearbook earn such lofty status.

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